Chapter 2 (Section 6): Acoustics Fundamentals

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1. D. 20
Solution: 𝑚 𝑓𝑡
Get the sound intensity of four persons: 𝑠 𝑥
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( ) 7. D. the period is 0.5 s
8. D. Volume
9. B. halving the wavelength
10. C. quadruples the energy
11. A. twice as loud
Get the individual sound intensity of the people who joined
12. D. 108
the first group:
Solution:

Get the total sound intensity of the two groups:

13. B. Flanking Transmission

14. D. 73 dB
Solution:
Get the number of person who joined the first group:
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15. D. Sound intensity

16. A. 40 dB
2. B. 1000 Hz Solution:
Solution: f=?

17. A. 245 Hz
Solution:
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3. C. 1.6 mW/m2
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Solution:
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18. B. 165 meters

4. 341.8 m/s Solution:
Solution: Assume Tc=0 because it is winter

It takes one second for an echo so travel time of sound is

0.5 seconds to the wall and another 0.5 seconds for the
sound to come back:
5. D. 89.1 dB
Solution:

19. A. 10 dB
20. D. Sound intensity
21. C. 75 dB
Solution:
6. A. 1357.03 ft/sec
Solution:
 Get the sound intensity for r=20 26. A. 60.4 dB
Solution:
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22. B. 93 dBSPL
Solution:
SPL for washing machine=76 dB ( )

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27. C. Phonoscope
28. C. decreases by a factor of 2
SPL for radio receiver=84dB 29. C. 6 dB
30. B. 45 dB
Solution:
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SPL for blender=92 dB

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31. D. 115.56 dBSPL
Solution:

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23. B. 256 to 2048 Hz 32. B. 60 footlamberts

24. B. 88.56 dBSPL Solution:
Solution:

Get the sound intensity for guitar:

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33. A. 35.3
Solution:

Get the sound intensity for violins:

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34. B. Fundamental

( ) 35. C. 137.7 lux

Solution:

25. B. 71 dB
Solution:
36. C. Diffraction 49. B. dP/dA
37. B. 3dB
38. B. 4 times as great 50. B. 0.18 W
39. D. Solution:
40. C. 0.12 W
Solution:
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51. A. Pitch
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52. D. 0.63
Solution:
41. A. 140 dB
Solution:
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42. C. Volume unit meter

43. C. C. 97.8 W/m2
Solution:
53. D. 2.2
Solution:

44. C. ( )
54. 84.92 phons
Solution:
45. D. 111.6 dBPWL, 56.53 dBSPL
Solution:
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( ) 55. A. Dolby

46. C. Threshold of pain

47. B. 107.55 dB
Solution:

48. C. 794.32 µW/m2

Solution:
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